Concentrations in Business
Finance Concentration
Human Resources Concentration
Marketing Concentration
Eligible business students may elect to concentrate in one
of six areas of business.
Students who wish to concentrate in Finance must fulfill
the following requirements:
Students who wish to concentrate in Human Resources
must fulfill the following requirements:
Students who wish to concentrate in Marketing must fulfill
the following requirements:
Minimum grade of “C” in the following gate-in course:
Minimum grade of “C” in the following gate-in course:
71-243 Human Resources Management
Minimum grade of “C” in each of the following gate-in
courses:
74-131 (or 74-231) Principles of Marketing
74-232 Marketing Problems – Applications & Decisions
To be accepted into a concentration, a student must have
completed all first year required courses and achieved a
certain grade in that concentration’s gate-in course(s). To
successfully obtain the concentration, a student must
successfully complete all the requirements for the
Bachelor of Commerce degree and must achieve a certain
average grade for courses in the concentration and a
certain grade in the concentration’s cap-stone course.
Although concentrations will not be formally recognized
on transcripts or degrees, the Odette School of Business
will provide students with documentation indicating that
they have successfully obtained their particular
concentration.
72-271 Business Finance II
Minimum average of “C+” in the following courses:
72-474* Corporate Financial Strategy
Plus any 5** of the following:
72-371 Intermediate Finance
72-372 Investments
72-373 Working Capital Management
72-378 Financial Markets and Institutions
72-379 International Financial Management
72-472 Portfolio Management
72-477 Derivatives and Risk Management
72-478 Pension Finance and Management
72-491 Special Topics in Finance
Minimum grade of “C+” in the following cap-stone
course*:
72-474* Corporate Financial Strategy
Accounting Concentration
Students who wish to concentrate in Accounting must
fulfill the following requirements:
Minimum grade of “C” in each of the following gate-in
courses:
70-151 Principles of Financial Accounting
70-255 Principles of Managerial Accounting
**Students who successfully complete the CSC exam (1 &
2) will be able to substitute this achievement in place of
one of the five elective concentration courses.
Students who successfully complete the CFA Level 1 exam
will be able to substitute this achievement in place of two
of the five elective concentration courses.
IMPORTANT NOTES:

The substitutions above only apply toward the
finance concentration and do not apply in any way
toward the Bachelor of Commerce degree
requirements.

It is the student’s responsibility to bring forward
the appropriate documentation in a timely manner
in order to receive the above noted substitutions.
Minimum average of “C+” in the following courses:
70-251 Introduction to Financial Accounting Theory
70-252 Accounting Theory I
70-352 Accounting Theory II
70-356 Advanced Managerial Accounting and Analysis
70-358 Accounting Information Systems
70-360 Auditing I
70-361 Taxation I
70-457* Advanced Accounting I
Minimum grade of “B-” in the following cap-stone course*:
70-457* Advanced Accounting I
Minimum average of “B-” in the following courses:
71-342 Compensation Management
71-344 Labour-Management Relations
71-441 Training and Development
71-451 Organizational Staffing
71-452 Occupational Health and Safety
71-485* Human Resources Planning
Plus any 3 of the following:
71-383 International Human Resources Management
71-445 Organization Design
71-448 Labour Relations Law and Employment Legislation
71-449 Negotiations
71-481 Diversity in the Workplace
71-491 Special Topics in Management and Labour Studies
Minimum grade of “B-” in the following cap-stone course:
71-485* Human Resources Planning
Operations and Information Systems Management
Concentration
Students who wish to concentrate in Operations and
Information Systems Management must fulfill the
following requirements:
Minimum average of “C+” in the following courses:
74-332 Research Methods in Marketing
74-439* Marketing Strategy and Planning
Plus any 5 of the following:
74-234 Consumer Behaviour
74-335 Marketing Channels
74-337 Quantitative Analysis for Marketing Decisions
74-338 Retail Marketing Management
74-339 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
74-432 Product Planning for Marketing Management
74-433 Internet Marketing
74-435 International Marketing
74-436 Advertising Management
74-437 Sales Management
74-438 International Logistics
74-491 Special Topics in Marketing
Minimum grade of “C+” in the following cap-stone
course*:
74-439* Marketing Strategy and Planning
Minimum grade of “C” in the following gate-in course:
73-220 Quantitative Decision Models I
Minimum average of “C+” in the following courses:
73-305 Statistical Quality Design and Control
73-311 Introduction to Data Base Management
73-320 Quantitative Decision Models II
73-411 Business Process Management
73-420 IT in Project Management
73-431 Operations Management II
74-339 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
73-498* Modeling and Analysis in Management Science
and Systems
Minimum grade of “C+” in the following cap-stone
course*:
73-498* Modeling and Analysis in Management Science
and Systems
Make Your Move. Concentrate!
Strategy & Entrepreneurship Concentration
Online Application Process
Students who wish to concentrate in Strategy &
Entrepreneurship must fulfill the following requirements:
To register for a concentration, you must APPLY on
my.UWindsor.ca by following these steps:
Minimum grade of “C+” in each of the following gate-in
courses:
75-100 Introduction to Business
75-290 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
STEP 1: Log-in to my.UWindsor.ca with your UWin
username and password.
STEP 3: Click “Apply For Program Concentration” in the
Academic Tools section.
Minimum average of “C+” in the following courses:
75-390 Entrepreneurial Resource Management
75-391 New Venture Formation
71-445 Organization Design
74-432 Product Planning for Marketing Management
75-490 Strategy in the Global Business Environment
Plus one of the following:
75-493* Field Study in Strategic Management
75-495* Independent Study in Strategic Management
75-496* Enterprise Development Consulting
Minimum grade of “B-” in one of the following cap-stone
course:
STEP 2: Click “Academics” on the student dashboard
STEP 4: Use the drop box to select the concentration you
are interested in applying for.
75-493* Field Study in Strategic Management
75-495* Independent Study in Strategic Management
75-496* Enterprise Development Consulting
Please Note: You will receive notice if you are accepted
into a concentration prior to the next semester
registration period.
Make Your Move. Concentrate!
For assistance with course selection please
book an advising appointment or email
[email protected]
Odette School of Business
Winter, 2013